Sarah's Quilt: A Novel of Sarah Agnes Prine and the Arizona Territories, 1906 Author: Nancy E. Turner | Language: English | ISBN:
B003J5UJJ0 | Format: EPUB
Sarah's Quilt: A Novel of Sarah Agnes Prine and the Arizona Territories, 1906 Description
Sarah's Quilt, the long-awaited sequel to These Is My Words, continues the dramatic story of Sarah Agnes Prine. Beloved by readers and book clubs from coast to coast, These Is My Words told the spellbinding story of an extraordinary pioneer woman and her struggle to make a home in the Arizona Territories. Now Sarah returns.
In 1906, the badlands of Southern Arizona Territory is a desolate place where a three-year drought has changed the landscape for all time. When Sarah's well goes dry and months pass with barely a trace of rain, Sarah feels herself losing her hold upon the land. Desperate, Sarah's mother hires a water witch, a peculiar desert wanderer named Lazrus who claims to know where to find water. As he schemes and stalls, he develops an attraction to Sarah that turns into a frightening infatuation.
And just when it seems that life couldn't get worse, Sarah learns that her brother and his family have been trapped in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. She and her father-in-law cannot even imagine the devastation that awaits them as they embark on a rescue mission to the stricken city.
Sarah is a pioneer of the truest spirit, courageous but gentle as she fights to save her family's home. But she never stops longing for the passion she once knew. Though her wealthy neighbor has asked her to wed, Sarah doesn't entirely trust him. And then Udell Hanna and his son come riding down the dusty road. . . .
- File Size: 708 KB
- Print Length: 428 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0312332637
- Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; Reprint edition (April 1, 2010)
- Sold by: Macmillan
- Language: English
- ASIN: B003J5UJJ0
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,910 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
I approached Sarah's Quilt with some hesitation as so often sequels just don't live up to the anticipation of the first book's enjoyment. Sarah's Quilt, however, did not disappoint. The characters of the story are so fleshed out in such subtle ways, I feel as if I have come to know and love these people. The plot is, like life itself, a bit disjointed, and takes a while to get started. Certain matters occupy Sarah's mind more than others at times, but all the storylines ultimately are resolved.
I think this book had particular meaning for me because my second son recently left home for college. With two children away, and only one left at home, I felt many of Sarah's difficulties in how to resolve being a good mother to "children" who are growing up so fast, how to care for an older mother, and questions where life is heading. I am not sure if I had read this novel when I was younger (and by "younger" I mean ten years ago) if it would have had the same impact for me. It was comforting to know that the concerns of a pioneer woman over one hundred years ago can still resonate with a middle-aged woman in 2007.
Read this book if you like historical American fiction, especially involving a strong, independent woman as main character. Also, if you like reading stories where hearth and home are considered something worth fighting for.
By Lexi Andreas
This is a good book and on some levels I'd happily give it five stars... but maybe comparing it to "These is my words" I liked it but it didn't strike me the same way. I wish there was a 4.5 star rating...
I don't know, there was just something bout "These is my words" that really struck me. It was one of my favorite books I'd read in years.
It is nice to have a sequel, and this is a really good book, and I liked hearing the next chapter in the story. It's a great story, a great cast of characters...
Maybe nothing could match 'Words' but that might all be in my head.
By Mrs. Spumoni
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